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Andrej Jokanovic — UC Irvine men's volleyball (Sidearm roster photo)

RECAP· 2026 NCAA men's volleyball championship

Touch-Gate at Pauley: UC Irvine Stuns No. 1 UCLA in the NCAA Men’s Regional Final

The 2026 NCAA men’s volleyball regional final turned on a fifth-set challenge: Brinck’s swing, a UCLA touch, and a 16-14 Irvine finish that broke Twitter — with Daily Bruin and NCAA.com receipts.

Event · May 2, 2026

Touch-Gate & Totality: UC Irvine Eliminates No. 1 UCLA in Five at Pauley

uclabruins.com

Men's College Indoor

RECAP· 2026 NCAA men's volleyball championship

Touch-Gate & Totality: UC Irvine Eliminates No. 1 UCLA in Five at Pauley

Regional final instant classic — UCI 3-2 UCLA (25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 19-25, 16-14). Fifth-set challenge swings the ending; UVN deep-dive linked inside.

Event · May 2, 2026

Rowan, Jokanovic, Rosenthal: The 2026 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Command Trio Nobody Shut Up About

United Volleyball Network

Men's College Indoor

EVERGREEN

Rowan, Jokanovic, Rosenthal: The 2026 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Command Trio Nobody Shut Up About

Andrew Rowan, Andrej Jokanovic, and Tread Rosenthal: UCLA setter command, UC Irvine’s freshman AVCA chaos, and Hawaiʻi’s calm national-title spine — with video, links, and photos. April 2026.

April 29, 2026

USA Volleyball

Men's College Indoor

EVERGREEN

Andrew Rowan and the Art of Running UCLA Men's Volleyball: The Engine Behind the Bruins' Offense

A deep dive on Andrew Rowan — UCLA's senior setter — with USA Volleyball portrait photography, NCAA action file photos, and the numbers that explain why the Bruins' offense hums.

April 28, 2026